Willcutt, Best Named NCBWA All-Americans
6/14/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Willcutt, Best Named NCBWA All-Americans
Senior catcher Brad Willcutt earned first team National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-American honors today. |
Junior pitcher Daniel Best earned second team National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-American honors today. |
HATTIESBURG, Miss.? Senior catcher Brad Willcutt and junior closer Daniel Best earned first and second team National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-American honors today.
Willcutt, a first team All-Conference USA selection and third team Louisville Slugger TPX All-American, led Southern Miss with 16 home runs, 21 doubles, 82 RBI and 149 total bases in 2004.
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Best, one of the five finalist for the Stopper of the Year Award, emerged as a dominant closer for the Golden Eagles this season, allowing just two earned runs in 39 innings pitched (0.46 ERA). He posted a record of 3-0 and saved 11 games over 30 appearances. Best struck out 37 batters and walked just seven, while holding opponents to a .229 batting average. Best?s selection marks the third straight season that a Southern Miss closer has earned All-America honors, as Austin Tubb earned third team recognition in 2003 and first team honors last year.
Southern Miss finished its season with a 41-21 overall record, earning the school?s third consecutive 40-win season, a school record. The Golden Eagles also earned a bid to an NCAA Regional for the third-straight season, also a school record.
NCBWA First Team All-Americans:
1B Matt LaPorta,
2B Corey Wimberley,
3B Alex
SS Tyler
C Brad Willcutt, Southern Miss, Sr.
OF Shane Robinson,
OF Ryan Patterson, LSU, Sr.
OF Brian Pettway, Ole Miss, Jr.
OF
DH/ATH Mike Costanzo, Coastal Car Jr.
Pitchers:
SP Lance Broadway, TCU, Jr.
SP Cesar Carillo,
SP Luke
SP Mike Pelfrey.
SP Ian Kennedy,
RP J. Brent Cox,
RP Steve Kleen, Pepperdine, Sr.
RP Erik Morrison,
NCBWA Second Team All-Americans:
1B Adam Tucker, B?ham-Southern, Jr.
2B Chris Campbell, Coll. Of
3B Ryan Braun,
SS Seth
C Caleb Moore,
OF Gabe
OF Trevor
OF Travis
OF Nolan Reimold,
OF Daniel Carte, Winthrop, Jr.
(DH/ATH Stephen Head, Ole Miss Jr.
DH/ATH Brian Bogusevic, Tulane Jr.
Pitchers:
SP Ricky Romero,
SP Cesar Ramos,
SP Kevin Slowey, Winthrop, Jr.
SP Dallas
SP Nick Hill, Army, So.
RP Daniel Best, Southern Miss, Jr.
RP Neil Jamison,
RP Craig Hansen,
NCBWA Third Team All-Americans:
1B Jordan Brown,
1B Adam Carr,
2B Scott Sizemore,
2B Jed Lowrie, Stanford, Jr.
3B Brandon Taylor, Brigham Young, Jr.
3B Ryan Zimmerman, Virginia, Jr.
SS Cameron
SS Mitch Hilligoss, Purdue, So.
C Jeff Clement,
OF Matt Kutler. Brown, Sr.
OF Jeff
OF Sergio Pedroza,
OF James
OF Eli
DH/ATH Kris Harvey, Clemson, Jr.
DH/ATH Joe Savery, Rice, Fr.
Pitchers:
SP Mike Wlodarczyk,
SP Matt Green, UL Monroe, Jr.
SP Max Scherzer,
SP Johnny
SP Brent Adcock,
RP Scott Reese, Creighton, So.
RP Tyler Chambliss,
RP Blake Owen, Belmont, Jr.